13 Mexican Sauces to Add Flavor to Your Food

Authentic Mexican Cuisine revolves around its variety of exquisite range of sauces. These Mexican sauces range from cooking sauce to table sauce, as well as these Mexican sauces, are used as dips or simply just toppings. Every kind has its own unique taste and aroma. It is also said that you can acquire the taste of a particular food item just by the aroma.

13 Mexican Sauces to Add Flavor to Your Food

1. Chipotle Sauce

Although Chipotle Sauce is dominated by its smoked chilli flavours in spite of its smokey taste, it does give a slight hint of sweetness. Chipotle sauce is famously best paired with Quesadillas, sandwiches, subs, Tacos, Burritos, etc.

2. Salsa Sauce

It is one of the most common dips prepared with a combination of tomato pulp, onion, chillis, cumin powder, and coriander. Nachos or Tortillas chips are perfectly paired with a salsa dip and is consumed as a beloved snack worldwide. It’s spicy yet simple and also loved by many.

3. Green Chili

This is an ingredient-focused dip made with Hatch Chili, Onion, and Garlic. It’s comparatively less spicy than red chili sauce. Usually served with enchiladas, Mexican corn cakes, etc.

4. Mexican Adobos

This sauce is usually red in colour and is generally a thick paste that is either rubbed on meat or rather rubbed against the meat under the marination process. It is an authentic versatile sauce used in every household.

5. Guacamoles

Guacamole is an avocado-based dip/sauce whose main ingredients are lime juice, avocado, tomatoes, and sea salt. It has a zingy yet creamy taste. It is usually paired with toast or is used as a dressing for a salad.

6. Mole Sauce

Mole is a thick sauce that is infused with various herbs, spices, and seeds. It’s mildly spicy. Usually, best had with Tortillas, Beans and rice, enchiladas, and burritos.

7. Ranchera Sauce

This sauce is a tomato-based sauce along with oregano, onion, green chilies, and other seasonings. It’s tomatoes with a lot of pepper. It’s best paired with eggs, Tortillas, Quesadillas, etc.

8. Mexican Crema

The Mexican Crema is a sour cream that is tangy in flavor, it has a rich flavour. Usually, it is used as a dollop over soups, tacos, burritos, enchiladas, and anything that needs a touch of tangy flavor. It is made with simple ingredients such as yogurt, whipping cream, lime juice, and salt.

9. Roasted Poblana Cream Sauce

This is one of the most loved and easy recipes made with roasted poblano peppers and sour cream. This sauce is paired best with enchiladas, on top of the chicken, or even in fajitas. This sauce is mildly spicy.

10. Salsa Macha

It is made with dried chilies, nuts, olive oil, and nuts. The nutty flavor and its spicy nature might just dominate over the salsa. It is widely preferred as a dressing for salads, grain bowls, tortilla chips, beans, etc.

11. Salsa Roja [Red sauce]

This is one of the spicy red salsas used in the kitchen which can be cooked in a pan with oil. It is a traditional sauce used to prepare a multitude of traditional Mexican recipes. It is mildly spicy and is usually paired with tacos, enchiladas, etc.

12. Salsa Holandesa

Prepared with an infusion of egg yolk, melted butter, white pepper, salt, and lemon juice. It is usually topped on vegetables.

13. Salsa Agridulce

It is a sweet and sour sauce that perfectly balances the sweetness of brown sugar, tomato puree, and the sourness of soy sauce and vinegar. It is famously used as a dressing for salads or as a dip.

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